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This statistic (sometimes referred to as 'missing people') is an estimate of the number of people who would still be alive if they hadn't died early due to complications from the condition.

This statistic is an estimate of the time lost to ill-health, disability or early death from living with T1D. It presents a more complete picture of the burden of T1D, including treatment, doctor visits and other management activities. It’s similar to the DALY metric.

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'People who should still be alive today' are people who would still be alive if they had not died young due to T1D

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'Healthy years of life lost' is an estimate of how much time the average person who develops T1D loses over their lifetime. It includes time invested in treatment, a percentage deduction for any years lived with disabilities, and time lost to shortened lives. It's similar to the DALY metric.

We use average family size by country (source: %s) to calculate an extended family unit that includes siblings, parents, and children.

Indexed to year 2000 = 100. Prevalence sourced from Global Burden of Disease study (link). Population sourced from UN Population Prospects (link).

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'Healthy years of life lost' is an estimate of how much time the average person who develops T1D loses over their lifetime. It includes time invested in treatment, a percentage deduction for any years lived with disabilities, and time lost to shortened lives. It's similar to the DALY metric.

Here's a quick breakdown of those factors for Portugal and its leading peers (i.e. top 25% of countries in the same income group):

	Portugal	Leading peers
Treatment/care	2.7 years	2.4 years
Complications	11.0 years	7.0 years
Shorter life	17.6 years	11.4 years
Cost of care	TBD*	TBD*
Mental health	TBD*	TBD*
Quality of life	TBD*	TBD*
Healthy years stolen	31.3 years	22.2 years
Remaining healthy years	51.7 years	59.4 years

The T1D Index estimates that almost all children with type 1 diabetes in Portugal are diagnosed in time. Globally, we estimate 36,000 young people are lost to T1D each year without ever receiving a diagnosis.

But simple things like a $1 educational poster can help make a diagnosis and save a life.

In Portugal we believe most people have access to insulin and strips. For those who do not, every extra strip used can add 1.1 hours of healthy life.